Merrick B. Garland

b. 1952 · Chicago, IL

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitJudgeWilliam J. Clinton (Democratic)Mar 20, 1997Retirement, Mar 10, 2021

Education

  • Harvard College, A.B., 1974
  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1977

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Henry J. Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1977-1978; Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1978-1979; Special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1979-1981; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1981-1989, 1992-1993; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1989-1992; Deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1993-1994; Principal associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1997; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-2020; Attorney General of the United States, 2021-

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